Famous Pottstown Residents
This legendary frontiersman and folk hero was born near present-day Pottstown in 1734.
Who is Daniel Boone?
This river flows along the southern edge of Pottstown and once powered local industry.
What is the Schuylkill River?
The Hill School was founded in this year.
What is 1851?
This Hall of Fame NFL kicker, raised in Pottstown, became the first player to score over 2,000 career points.
Who is Lou “The Toe” Groza?
Built in 1752 by the town’s namesake, this historic home is now a museum.
What is Pottsgrove Manor?
The Hill School’s oldest and most storied athletic rivalry is with this New Jersey boarding school.
What is The Lawrenceville School?
Singer and musician known for the hit “Wildfire,” he attended The Hill School before becoming a chart-topping artist.
Who is Michael Martin Murphey?
This former steel and manufacturing plant was one of the area's major employers until the early 2000s.
What is the Bethlehem Steel Plant?
The year The Hill School went co-ed
What is 1998?
This U.S. Navy four-star admiral and former NATO commander grew up in Pottstown
Who is Admiral William J. Fallon?
This scenic rail attraction departs near Pottstown and takes visitors on rides through the historic iron-making region.
What is the Colebrookdale Railroad?
This Hill alumnus served as White House Chief of Staff and later U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and State.
Who is James Baker III?
This jazz organist, associated with the Philadelphia soul scene, spent part of his life in the Pottstown area.
Who is Sonny Rhodes?
Located just outside Pottstown, this preserved 18th- and 19th-century iron plantation is now a National Historic Site.
What is Hopewell Furnace?
What famous director who directed Born on the Fourth of July and Platoon graduated from The Hill School in 1964?
Who is Oliver Stone?